Where Is Surbiton, Surrey?

Surbiton basically is an uptown region of London position in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, mainly populated by a combination of Art-Deco courts, large and majestic late 19th century houses merging into a sea of semi-detached modern day housing estates.

There is proof that there have been human settlements at Surbiton since the year 1179. Well-known Pre-Raphaelite artists John Everest Millais and William Holman Hunt came to Surbiton in the year 1851, twenty-six years prior to Richard Jefferies. Surbiton's foremost claim to recognition is as an icon of suburbia in British television programs like The Good Life, Stella Street, etc.

Surbiton has quiet a few well known drinking joints, but generally plays second fiddle to its larger neighbour Kingston upon Thames.

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Surbiton is district in South West London, England,in the borough of Kingston upon Thames in the county of Surrey. The river Thames runs by it and it is a popular commuter area. It takes roughly seventeen minutes to get from Surbiton into Central London. A settlement has existed where Surbiton is since the 12th Century AD.

Although it is a popular place to live, it has had many unpleasant recent incidents. Just this month Surbiton 1,700 tyres were dumped there, cars were damaged by someone throwing acid on them, a recent attempt to develop a Tesco in Tolworth, a local area of Surbiton has met with stiff resistance from locals. Conversely, the Royal Mail has apologised as they have closed Tolworth Post Office on the Broadway.

Surbiton hosts many lovely open green spaces and even many fish ponds, a number of leisure centres and excellent libraries.

Restaurant and cafe culture are an ever expanding way of life in central Surbiton.

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